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December 16, Gubeikou. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhuojun stayed behind to guard Duan Da, General Zuo Wuwei, Shanggu Taishou Cui Hongsheng, General Xiaowei on the right, Li Hun, deputy commander of Anton, General of Gubeikou, Guo Xuan, and Murong Zheng, deputy town of Gubeikou, rushed to the border city and launched appeasement negotiations with Anzhou according to the agreement.

Anzhou's Li Zixiong, Yuan An, Yang Gongdao, Ashina Hanhai and Wang Yun rushed to the border city first and warmly greeted each other, although the welcome ceremony was simple and low-key, but fully expressed the sincerity of Anzhou's return.

Li Zixiong, Yang Gongdao and Duan Da, Cui Hongsheng, Li Hun, and Guo Xuanben are ministers in the same hall, but now they are incompatible, playing to the death, and the impermanence of life makes people sad and embarrassed.

Duan Da behaved very arrogantly, I came to appease you, and Li Zixiong also behaved very indifferently, talk about it if you can, talk about it if you can't talk about it, and everyone plays their own games. Although there has been cooperation in the matter of the alliance going north to the fortress, Duan Da's purpose is to kill people with a knife, to eradicate the scourge, and to kill people with intention, and Li Zixiong is at the end of the road, so he can only plan and take risks, keep Duan Da's ruthless methods in mind, and take revenge when he gets the opportunity, so in this negotiation, both sides want to "slaughter" the other party and never let the other party get his wish.

After the welcoming ceremony, the negotiations did not begin immediately, but took a short break, and the members of both sides took the opportunity to get acquainted with each other, or to talk about old friendships, and they seemed to have a good conversation, but in fact the purpose was the same, to touch each other's bottom one last time.

Li Zixiong and Li Hun came together. Li Hun bluntly told him that through his temptation in Gubeikou, he basically figured out the goal of the Holy Lord and the central center in this pacification negotiation, that is, to complete the pacification at all costs, take Anzhou and the northeast, alleviate the increasingly serious political crisis in the two capitals with the martial arts of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and make every effort to stabilize the domestic situation.

"What is the highest condition that the Holy Lord and the Central can give?" Li Zixiong asked.

Li Hun shook his head, "Duke Xu (Yuwenshu) doesn't know a word, and he doesn't know it, and Duke Xiangyuan (Duan Da) and Huangtai Gong (Cui Hongsheng) don't know it, both of them are after receiving the edict of the Holy Lord, when Duke Xu went north to pass through Shanggu and Zhuo County, and in accordance with the edict of the Holy Lord, all obey the orders of Yuwenshu, and they must not make their own decisions without authority." ”

Li Zixiong frowned, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked, "With all due respect, did Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng not know, or did they not believe you and deliberately concealed it?" ”

Li Hun's expression suddenly froze, and his eyes showed an unkind look.

Li Zixiong glanced at him meaningfully, and continued, "There is a big difference between the two, if they don't believe you and deliberately conceal it, the problem will be serious, and the situation is not only unfavorable to us, but even more unfavorable to King Qi and you. ”

Li Hun thought for a moment and shook his head, "It is certain that Duan Da and Cui Hongsheng really don't know the bottom line of the Holy Lord and the center's appeasement, and they are not deliberately hiding it from a certain person. ”

"What's the explanation?" Li Zixiong asked.

Li Hun looked around vigilantly, and after making sure that there was no third party in the tent, he leaned over and approached Li Zixiong, and said in a low voice, "I got the latest news from the palace, on November 18, the monks of Fufeng gathered people to rebel against Haiming, and founded the country as the emperor. Such a major event, related to the safety of the community, the survival of the country, the Holy Lord should quickly return to the Eastern Capital to preside over the overall situation, but unexpectedly, the Holy Lord did not have the slightest sign of returning to Beijing, except for the first time the edict of the Imperial Servant Yang Yichen rushed to Xijing to suppress the rebellion, there was no other action, on the contrary, at such a critical juncture, the Holy Lord asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Eastern Capital to stay behind Fan Zigai and the Criminal Department Shangshu, and the Xijing Guard Wen Sheng rushed to the palace to report on his work, and sent Yu Wenshu, Cui Hongsheng and Duan Da to the north to inspect Youyan Biansai, The deep meaning of this is worth considering. ”

Li Zixiong was taken aback. Xijing is in chaos, the political crisis in the two capitals is soaring, and the domestic political situation has deteriorated rapidly. Is it the Holy Lord and the Center that seriously underestimated the harmfulness of the Xijing crisis, or the lesser of two evils, preferring that Xijing is chaotic, Guanzhong is declining, and the two capitals are going to break, but also to take advantage of the current favorable situation in northern Xinjiang, after winning the martial arts of Andong in the opening of Xinjiang, complete the final victory of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, establish supreme authority with the brilliant victory of foreign conquest, and effectively consolidate and strengthen the absolute position of the Eastern Capital, so as to give Xijing a fatal blow, draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and completely destroy Xijing! political status, to settle the political conflict between the two capitals once and for all?

But these are all secondary, none of which Li Zixiong needs to consider urgently, what is important is what kind of impact the Xijing Chaos will have on this appeasement negotiation, which is what Li Zixiong must think about clearly, so that he can judge what the bottom line of the Holy Lord and the center is to appease him.

Li Zixiong bowed down and thanked Li Hun for providing such important information at a critical moment.

Li Hun disagreed, and continued quietly, "There is still half a month before the end of the year, and half a month later will be the New Year's Festival, and once the martial arts of opening up the territory are spread throughout the capital in the New Year, it will definitely bring supreme glory to the Holy Lord and the center, and then build supreme authority." ”

Li Zi was ambitious and understood, smiling and bowing his head.

Yuan An took the initiative to visit Cui Hongsheng.

The two sides tacitly understood that there was a secret mystery in their speech.

Yuan An used cryptic words to once again clarify that Li Fengyun's bottom line was that Anton must have complete autonomy, and told Cui Hongsheng that the desert envoy had arrived in Anzhou and was now negotiating with Li Fengyun at the northern foot of Songshan, that is to say, at present, Anzhou has a certain initiative, and if the Holy Lord and the center do not give up a step in Anton's autonomy, the result will definitely be a loss for both sides, which will be unfavorable to both sides.

Cui Hongsheng was straightforward and pointed directly to the "key point", "Can you understand your words that as a last resort, Anton will abandon Middle-earth and throw himself into the desert?" ”

"No, it won't." Yuan An did not hesitate to deny it, "Anton has a third option, to cut the claimed domain, wander between Middle Earth and the desert, and meet the source left and right, although the risk is very large, but compared to being tied up and slaughtered, there is still a glimmer of life." ”

Cui Hongsheng thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "I have a doubt, I wonder if you can answer it truthfully?" ”

Yuan An smiled and nodded, stretching out his hand to ask.

"Behind Ashinadur's betrayal of the desert and the alliance and cooperation with the white hair, there must be a secret, and this secret does not expect to get the truth, and only wants to know, in the matter of being cared for, is there an agreement between the white hair and Ashinaduer?"

Yuan An nodded again, admitting that there was such a thing.

"Does this agreement have anything to do with your bottom line?" Cui Hongsheng asked.

Yuan Anji nodded.

"So, in terms of the final decision, will the gray hair be constrained by Ashinagar?" Cui Hongsheng's eyes were blazing, and he was pressing step by step.

Yuan An shook his head solemnly, "You can tell Ming Gong truthfully that Ashina Duer is involved in confidential matters and has a certain amount of decision-making power, but he does not have the final decision-making power." Speaking of this, Yuan An smiled meaningfully, and said with a pun, "In Anton, only the chief manager has the final decision-making power. A certain answer, whether Ming Gong is satisfied or not. ”

Cui Hongsheng realized, and many of his previous doubts were relieved. In fact, Yuan An made it very clear that in Anton, neither Li Zixiong nor Ashina Er had the final decision-making power, although Li Fengyun was far away in Chifeng, but his subordinates were like clouds, fierce generals were like forests, and the military power was monopolized, even if he did not participate in the appeasement negotiations, no one could refuse his order and openly confront him.

It follows from this that if Li Fengyun is determined to participate in the Third Crusade in exchange for Anton's autonomy, the forces of all parties in Andong are powerless to stop it and can only passively accept it.

"That's very good." Cui Hongsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What he is most worried about is that Li Fengyun can't control the situation, Anton's internal chaos is scattered, and it will be troublesome, which means that even if the negotiation of appeasement is successful, there is no guarantee at all, and it may be abandoned at any time, so that the Holy Lord and the center will certainly lose face and lose their authority, and the three people who are responsible for appeasement, Yuwenshu, Duan Da, and Cui Hongsheng, who are responsible for appeasement, will also suffer corresponding punishments, but Yuwenshu and Duan Da are all henchmen of the Holy Lord, and it must be Cui Hongsheng who bears the black pot as a scapegoat in the end.

"There is only half a month left until the end of the year." Cui Hongsheng glanced at Yuan An and said slowly, "I solemnly tell you that Anton's return to Middle-earth before the end of the year is very different from his return to Middle-earth after the New Year, and its value and significance are very different. ”

Yuan An thought for a moment and said, "The time is too short, there are too many things to negotiate, in fact, this is absolutely impossible." ”

"If Anton wants to maximize profits, he must make the impossible possible." Cui Hongsheng shook his hand and said slowly, "Although there are many contents of the negotiation, in order to maximize the benefits, it is necessary to be flexible, such as reaching an agreement on some issues of principle first, first getting the greatest interests in hand, and then talking about the specific details, after the New Year, the two sides can sit down, talk calmly, talk slowly, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

Yuan An smiled, "According to Minggong's plan, first reach an agreement on the issue of principle, and it will definitely be you who will get the greatest benefits, not us, and then we will fall into passivity, and we will become fish on the chopping board, to be slaughtered." ”

Cui Hongsheng stroked his hair and sighed, "So-and-so said, don't be impulsive, don't be greedy, you seek skin with the tiger, and only when it is appropriate can you be safe, on the contrary, what you pay is your life." Of course, to bring the Turks into this negotiation, the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman to benefit, the strategy is right, but the Middle Earth and the desert are not sandpiper mussels, but tigers and wolves. Tigers and wolves compete with each other, and you are afraid to avoid them, but you stand next to you in vain trying to make profits, isn't it killing yourself? ”

Yuan An also sighed with a wry smile, "Because of this, survival is our first priority, if the return endangers our survival, is there still value and meaning in the return?" ”

Cui Hongsheng pondered for a long time, resolutely decided, and his tone was firm and unquestionable, "You must give in, and you and I must reach an agreement in principle in the shortest possible time." ”

Yuan An looked at Cui Hongsheng and questioned, "What is the reason? Can Ming Gong give a convincing reason? ”

Cui Hongsheng looked around, and after making sure that there was no one in the tent, he said in a low voice, "You took the initiative to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, and the benefits you obtained were completely different from those you were forced to participate in the Third Eastern Crusade, and you can also take more initiative in the later negotiations." ”

Yuan Anxin comprehended and bowed down to thank him.

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